CCI’s PCS Band Twin TMA, which includes optional support for PCS G Block, contains two fully duplexed TMA’s in a single housing. High linearity improves the uplink sensitivity and the receive performance of base stations. The TMA is fully compliant with the latest AISG 2.0 specification and supports both LTE and UMTS as well as legacy CDMA and EDGE/GSM BTS equipment. It provides a convenient package for sites upgraded to dual or quad antenna configurations. The twin TMA package reduces tower loading, leasing, and installation costs. Unit count on the tower is cut in half . An excellent match for two branch receive diversity applications using dual polarization antennas. The input and output connectors are located in-line for ease of installation in space constrained areas such as uni-pole structures and stealth antennas. Gain for each TMA is independently adjustable remotely via AISG connection.

The TMA system consists of a twin outdoor tower mount unit with two antenna inputs. CCI's Twin PCS TMA is available in two (2) optional sets of bands. The first option covers PCS Blocks A thru F, while the second option covers PCS Blocks A2 thru G. The tower mount unit is dual duplexed to separate the low-power uplink signal from the high-power downlink signal at the antenna port, amplifies the low-level uplink signal using an ultra-low noise amplifier (LNA), and recombines the two paths at the BTS port. The tower mount units consist of six band-pass filters, four redundant low-noise amplifiers, bypass failure circuitry, and bias tee’s which are all housed in an IP65 moisture proof enclosure, with IP68 Immersion proof connectors suited to long-life masthead mounting. The unit provides protection against lightning strikes via a multi-stage surge protection circuit. DC power and control is provided via the feeder cable from the BTS using the AISG 2.0 and 3GPP standard. A separate AISG connector is also provided to allow direct AISG connection or “Daisy Chaining” multiple AISG products at the top of the tower.
An optional indoor site control unit (SCU) is available to power up to 32 AISG modules per sector and to provide all the monitoring and alarm functions for the system. The SCU is housed in a single (1U) 1.75” x 19” rack and contains dual redundant power supplies capable of being “hot swapped” that provide a regulated DC supply voltage on the RF coax for the tower mount amplifiers.